A Greer man drowned Sunday night while swimming in Lake Keowee near Salem.

Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said Jose Adrian Ramirez, 20, of Greer, was swimming in an area near the main boat landing at Fall Creek Landing when bystanders said he appeared to struggle while swimming away from shore before disappearing under the surface.

Ramirez was recovered about 45 minutes after emergency responders received a 911 call, according to a release from Addis.

Investigators said his body was found in 25 feet of water about 50 feet from shore.

Ramirez's manner of death was classified as accidental by Addis.

This is the third drowning reported near Fall Creek Landing since April.

Since 1993, the Oconee County Coroner's Office has recorded 37 deaths at Lake Keowee. Twenty of those deaths occurred in the area of Fall Creek Landing.